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Stay Positive

21 Friday Aug 2020

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bepositive, bethelight, beyourbestself, evolve, glow, grow, liveyourbestlife, smile, spreadlove, thrive

No matter what happens in your life it’s so important to stay positive and and surround yourself with good energy. At times it’s hard but remember there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Darkness doesn’t last long, it just may feel like that because you are choosing to hide there. The shadows can sometimes eat you alive… be strong and allow yourself to shine. Always stay true to who you are but also strive to learn and grow. Smile, radiate and free the light within you.

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Lessons

20 Thursday Aug 2020

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design, earth, garden, grow, homesweethome, life, mycreativebiz, nature, naturelover, ny, sunshine, thrive

The sun is shining and it’s a beautiful day. Lately I’ve felt the weather shift a bit and I’m enjoying the cool breezes and crisp air. Autumn is upon us and I’m not complaining. Our veggie garden is still thriving but needs more care. The tomatoes are the only plants producing less but we got soooo many these last few months that I’ve been able to share with others. The cucumbers and peppers are going strong and the green beans aren’t done yet. Plus, we have lots of lettuce to pick and new plants starting to grow, including spinach. This is my happy place. Our garden gives me peace and allows me to be productive while relaxing AND it’s just so gratifying. This process is a life lesson we all need to be reminded of: If you work hard, have patience and put love into something it will flourish and give you many gifts. This applies to everything. And I’ve truly lived it with my business. I put in the time, the love, and the most work I’ve ever done to grow Gray Star Design, sacrificing many things along the way. And it’s all paid off. I am in the midst of rebranding the biz and giving my website a full makeover, which is long overdue. I am restructuring my services and excited to offer new packages. Looking forward to sharing it all with you soon! For now, I am enjoying this view and ready to take on the day. Wishing you all an amazing Thursday.

Weekend Fun

16 Sunday Aug 2020

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animals, earthlings, goodtimes, longisland, muchneededbreak, naturelover, weekendfun, zoo

It’s been a long few weeks working on projects and dealing with deadlines so I needed a day to just have some fun. Lately, I’ve been working weekends but it was time for a break. My mom, Elliot and I visited an awesome zoo in our area and it was cool to explore a new place and be around animals. They always make me smile. And even though I dealt with tantrums and someone not listening 🙄 I tried my best to enjoy my time there. The baby goats nipping at my clothes was funny and I’m always excited to see piggies. But the monkeys, wallaby, camel, horses, donkeys and other cool earthlings were a nice surprise. I am definitely looking forward to going back soon. For now, I’m going to sit back, eat some yummy vegan sushi and relax for the night. Hope you are all having a great weekend.

My Little Artist

11 Tuesday Aug 2020

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create, draw, elliotgray, inthestudio, keepingbusy, kidart petitepicasso, myboy, playallday, sonofanartist

Two days a week Elliot is home with me so I don’t schedule much work to do. He’s pretty good at keeping himself busy in the studio but can be VERY distracting 😂 So I’m not able to really focus much. This afternoon he was a bit wild and loud but was quite chill while he was drawing. And even though it was only for about 15 minutes, it makes my heart happy when he is doing anything creative, especially art. To many, many more years of drawing my love.

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